Noville, Bastogne

Noville
District and village
Saint-Étienne Church, March 2015
Noville Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°03′50″N05°45′40″E / 50.06389°N 5.76111°E / 50.06389; 5.76111
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Municipality	Bastogne
Population  (1 January 2024)
• Total	2,274 [1]
Postal codes	6600

Noville is a village and district of the municipality of Bastogne, located in the province of Luxembourg of the Wallonia region of Belgium. N30 road passes through Noville.

World War II

Battle of the Bulge

On 18 December 1944, Colonel William L. Roberts, commanding the 10th Armored Division Combat Command B would enter Bastonge and then be instructed to split the armor into three teams that would be allocated to the villages of Noville, Longvilly, and Wardin. The battalion-sized Task Force assigned to Noville would be commanded by William R. Desobry and be known as "Team Desobry". All three teams would help delay the German advance and allow the 101st Airborne Division to establish defenses on the outskirts of Bastogne. ^[2]

Noville would be sieged by the German 2nd Panzer Division, consisting of probing and artillery, however Team Desobry was able to fend off the numerically superior threat. ^[2] The conditions had been favorable for Team Desobry as the fog lifted and the cold hampered German tank movement. During said siege, Team Desobry would be reinforced by 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. By 20 December, Team Desobry withdrew from Noville, allowing the German forces to begin the Siege of Bastogne, itself part of the Battle of the Bulge. ^[3]

References

1. Bastone, Luxembourg Province, Belgium - Population Statistics, CityPopulation.de
2. Kaune, Patrick N. (2011). "General Troy H. Middleton: Steadfast in Command" (PDF). DTIC. pp. 43–44. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
3. Cole, Hugh M. (1965). "The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge" (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History. pp. 449–459. Retrieved 8 November 2025.